Tennessee Association for the Gifted

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Conference

31st Annual TAG Conference - October 25-26, 2010 - Scarritt-Bennett Center - Nashville, TN

57th Annual NAGC Convention
November 11-14, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia

Visit National Association for Gifted Children for more information.
http://www.nagc.org/

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Internet

A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students (The Templeton National Report on Acceleration)
http://www.nationdeceived.org

ABCs of Gifted
NAGC Resource: Where Do I Start; Developmental Stages; Educational Oportunities and Regulations; Advocacy; Achievement; Social and Emotional Issues; Beyond the School Walls; Parent Tip Sheets; For Your Child; Resource Directory; Gifted by State;
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=956

Coincidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Creativity - Bonnie Cramond, Ph.D., The University of Georgia, March 1995
http://www.borntoexplore.org/adhd.htm

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Commentary on 'No Child Left Behind' by Carol Ann Tomlinson: Proficiency is Not Enough
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=997

"In most classrooms, there are students who can score at a level far beyond proficiency in that grade before each school year begins. Our educational history demonstrates clearly that teachers are prone to ignore these students in favor of learners in academic difficulty. Few, if any, provisions are made in general classrooms to ensure continuing challenge for advanced learners. In some cases, programs outside the general classroom, often meeting once a week for less than an hour, are designated as places that should provide this academic challenge."

Duke TIP Book List: (parents and students)
http://tinyurl.com/duke-tip-booklist

Hoagies Gifted Education Page - An extensive resource for parents, educators, and students. This site is one of the best collections of links and information about gifted education.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

Hoagies' Kids & Teens Page
http://www.hoagieskids.org

Leave No Gifted Child Behind - The Washington Post - PDF Document

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Overview of Giftedness and Gifted Education - National Association for Gifted Children: What is Gifted? · Is My Child Gifted? · Why do We Need Gifted Education? · Common Myths about Giftedness · Facts and Figures
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=653

PBS Segment on Gifted Issues: Lehrer NewsHour May 25, 2004 - transcript or video available
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june04/education_05-25.html

Selected Readings for Parents and Educators of Gifted Children - The ERIC Clearinghouse for Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERICEC) was disbanded by the US Government as of December 19, 2003. This is an archive of the material available on that site at that time created by Hoagies' Gifted Education Page for general use, updated with current links wherever possible. The information contained in this archive is in the public domain.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/index.html

SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted - SENG seeks to inform gifted individuals, their families, and the professionals who work with them about the unique social and emotional needs of gifted persons.
http://www.sengifted.org/

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Seminars

One Clip Summer Institutes
These professional development seminars are FREE and open to educators serving 5TH GRADE AND ABOVE across the country in an effort to continue to expand One Clip nationally. Each two-day session will be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will include a day of training on the One Clip curriculum and a site visit to the Children's Holocaust Memorial in Whitwell, Tennessee, where educators will get the unique opportunity to meet one-on-one with originators of the Paper Clips project, including principal Linda Hooper and Sandy Roberts.
http://www.oneclipatatime.org/subpage.php?pageId=513

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Summer Reading for Gifted Students

Book List for Parents of Gifted Children
American MENSA
http://tinyurl.com/mensa-rdng

Duke TIP Book List: (parents and students)
http://tinyurl.com/duke-tip-booklist

GT-World Reading Lists
http://vcbconsulting.com/gtworld/gtbook.htm

Hoagies Gifted Education Page Reading Lists
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.htm

Hoagies Gifted Education Page Magazines for Kids (and Adults)
http://www.hoagiesgifted.com/magazines.htm

Young Adult Library Services Association
YALSA Book Awards and Booklists
http://tinyurl.com/bk-awards-lists

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Tennessee

CHATTAG - Chattanooga Area Chapter of the Tennessee Association for the Gifted.
URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHATTAG/

Intellectually Gifted Students Joint Study Committee Report published 28 January 2004 by the TN State Board of Education (PDF format download)

Issue Brief: Gifted Education in Tennessee

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TIGER - Tennessee Intiative for Gifted Education Reform.
URL: http://www.tigernetwork.org/

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The Association for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1958. TAG plays a major part in helping both professionals and parents work more effectively with one of our most precious resources: the gifted child.
URL: http://www.cectag.org/

National Association for Gifted Children - NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, community leaders and other professionals who unite to address the unique needs of all children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
URL: http://www.nagc.org/